Aberdeen Appoints David Stein as President and Director

09/01/2009

Toronto, Ontario, September 1, 2009: ABERDEEN INTERNATIONAL INC. (“Aberdeen” or the“Company”) (TSX: AAB) is pleased to announce the appointment of David M. Stein, MSc., CFA,as the new President and Chief Operating Officer of Aberdeen. As part of the appointment, Mr.Stein will also be joining the Board of Directors. George Faught will continue in his role as ChiefExecutive Officer and Director of Aberdeen and will continue to provide leadership and strategicdirection to the Company. Mr. Stein will begin his new role at Aberdeen on October 1, 2009.Mr. George Faught, CEO of Aberdeen commented "We are pleased to welcome David to theAberdeen team. I am confident that David's technical expertise combined with his experience in thecapital markets will help Aberdeen enhance and realize the value of its investment portfolio overtime."

Mr Stan Bharti, Executive Chairman of Aberdeen stated “I have known David for many years in hisrole as a highly-ranked mining equities analyst in Canada; he is well respected by both industryand institutional investors and he will be an invaluable addition to our senior management team.”Mr. Stein comes to Aberdeen from Cormark Securities Inc., when he was most recently a miningequities analyst (gold mining), director and member of the executive committee. Mr. Stein joinedCormark's predecessor Sprott Securities Inc. in 2001 and has been a publishing analyst for 9years. Mr. Stein holds a Master of Science degree (Economic Geology) and Bachelor of AppliedScience (Geological Engineering) from Queen's University, and is a CFA charter holder.Mr. Stein remarks "I am thrilled to be joining Aberdeen in a leadership role. I am excited to workwith the existing portfolio of mining and resource investments to realize value for shareholders andto work with George, Stan and the Aberdeen team to unearth the next generation of early-stageinvestments. I look forward to building on Aberdeen's previous successes."

About Aberdeen International Inc:

Aberdeen is a publicly traded global investment and merchant banking company focused on smallcap companies in the resource sector. Aberdeen will seek to acquire significant equity participationin pre-IPO and/or early stage public resource companies with undeveloped or undervalued highqualityresources. Aberdeen will focus on companies that: (i) are in need of managerial, technicaland financial resources to realize their full potential; (ii) are undervalued in foreign capital markets;and (iii) operate in jurisdictions with moderate local political risk. Aberdeen will seek to providevalue-added managerial and board advisory services to companies. The Corporation’s intention willbe to optimize the return on its investment over an 18 to 24 month investment time frame.Aberdeen International Inc.

Except for statements of historical fact contained herein, the information in this press releaseconstitutes “forward-looking information” within the meaning of Canadian securities law. Suchforward-looking information may be identified by words such as “plans”, “proposes”, “estimates”,“intends”, “expects”, “believes”, “may”, “will” and include without limitation, statements regarding theimpact of the appointment on Aberdeen; past success as an indicator of future success; net assetvalue of the Company; the potential of investee companies and the appreciation of their shareprice; the future intentions of the Company with regard to its shareholdings; the Company’s plan ofbusiness operations; and anticipated returns. There can be no assurance that such statements willprove to be accurate; actual results and future events could differ materially from such statements.Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, among others, metal prices,competition, financing risks, acquisition risks, risks inherent in the mining industry, and regulatoryrisks. Most of these factors are outside the control of the Company. Investors are cautioned not toput undue reliance on forward-looking information. Except as otherwise required by applicablesecurities statutes or regulation, the Company expressly disclaims any intent or obligation toupdate publicly forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future eventsor otherwise.